Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L. Koch, 1835)

Dyachkov, Yurii V., 2022, On new records of Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda) from Middle Asia, Ecologica Montenegrina 60, pp. 70-79 : 71-72

Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L. Koch, 1835)

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Material. 1 ♂ ( ZISP chilo-20), Kyrgyzstan, [ Chuy Region ], Bishkek and vicinity, III–IV. year unknown ; 1 ♂ ( ZISP chilo-21), [Issyk-Kul Region], Kutemaldy River [ca. N42°27'08", E76°7'28"], 10.VI.1907, coll. K; Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan Region : 1 ♀ ( ASU No. 232), Urzhar District , 22 km NW Taskesken Village, N47°21'11", E80°35'05", steppe, under stones, 180 m, 02.V.2019, coll. YD ; 1 ♂ ( ASU No. 227), Kyzylbeltau Mts, Eginsu River Valley , 5 km N Yuzhniy, N47°10'43", E81°15'57", mixed forest, 650 m, 09.V.2019, coll. YD ; 1 ♂ ( ASU No. 224), Terekty River Valley , 7 km SSW Blagodatnoye Village, N47°11'16", E81°17'24", Populus forest on river bank, grasses, in litter, 720 m, 08.V.2019, coll. YD ; 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ ( ASU No. 231), 6 km NW Kyzylzhuldyz Village, Ushbulak Mts , N47°11'55", E80°56'36", stony steppe with bushes, 690 m, 02–03.V.2019, coll. YD ; 1 ♂ ( ZMMU Rc 7959), N47°11'44", E80°56'32", stony steppe with bushes and rocks, 700 m, 3.V.2019, coll. AF ; 1 ♂ ( ASU No. 506), Almaty Region, Karasay District, Kayrat Village , peasant farming [N43°10'44", E76°43'43"], 13.III.2022, coll. IT; Uzbekistan, Surxondaryo Region : 1 ♂ ( ASU No. 432), 28 km SE from Denau City, Babatag Mt. Range , N38°06'57", E68°11'54", Pistacia woodland and dry river bottom, in soil, under stones, 900–1200 m, 29–30.III.2022, coll. YD ; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ ( ASU No. 448) , 1 ♂ ( ASU No. 474), Kugitangtau Mt. Range, vicinity of Neftchi summer camp, stony Juniperus woodland, under stones, N37°51'32", E66°38'04", 1700–2000 m, 6– 7.V.2022, coll. YD, AF ; 2 ♀♀ ( ASU No. 450), 35 km NW from Denau City, Baysun-Tau Mt. Range , Sangardakdarya River Valley , N38°31'31", E67°36'27", stony shiblyak with rocks, 1200 m, 4.V.2022, coll. YD ; 1 ♀ ( ASU No. 458), Tupalangdarya River Valley, 7 km NNE from Gisarak Kishlak , stony shiblyak with rocks, under stones, N38°37'58", E67°49'32", 1100–1300 m, 1–2.V.2022, coll. YD; [ Tajikistan, Khatlon Region, Mu'minobod District], Muminabad [Mu'minobod City, N38°06', E70°01'] : 2 ♂♂ ( ZMMU Rc 8248), Medicago , 20–30 [cm deep], 16.V.[19]65 ; 1 ♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8258), virgin soil, 20–30 [cm deep], 25.X.[19]64 ; 1 ♂ ( ZMMU Rc 8227), Sharak [N38°16'31", E70°04'00"], virgin soil, 10–20 [cm deep], 28.V.[19]69; [Yovon District], Yavan [Yovon City, N38°18'52", E69°03'11"] : 1 ad. ( ZMMU Rc 8235), Hordeum , 10–20 [cm deep], 13.V.[19]67 ; 1 ♂ ( ZMMU Rc 8239), virgin soil, 0–10 [cm deep], 27.V.[19]68 ; 1 ♂ ( ZMMU Rc 8252), virgin soil, 0–10 [cm deep], 27.V.[19]68 ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8256), virgin soil, 0–10 [cm deep], 27.V.[19]68 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 body fragm. ( ZMMU Rc 8261), virgin soil, 0–10 [cm deep], 29.X.[19]67 ; 1 ♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8265), virgin soil, 10–20 [cm deep], 26.X.[19]68 ; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8269), virgin soil, 0–10 [cm deep], 27.V.[19]68 ; 1 ♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8259), Triticum , 0–40 [cm deep], 26.VII.[19]67 ; 1 ♂ ( ZMMU Rc 8262), Triticum , 0–10 [cm deep], 23.V.[19]68 ; 1 ♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8270), Triticum , 0–10 [cm deep], 26.V.[19]68 ; 1 ♀ ( ZMMU Rc 8234), [Sughd Region, Zafarobod District], Zafarobad [Zafarobod, N40°10'40", E68°50'10"], virgin soil, 0–20 [cm deep], 6.IV.[19]67 ; 3 ♂♂ ( ZMMU Rc 8260), [Districts of Republican Subordination, Rasht District], Garm [city, N39°01', E70°23'], 0–10 [cm deep], 19.VI.[19]69 .

Distribution. A trans-Palaearctic species ( Zarei et al. 2020; Dyachkov et al. 2022), widely spread in Middle Asia (Dyachkov 2018, 2020b; Dyachkov & Tuf 2019; Dyachkov & Nedoev 2021).

Remarks. This species, genus Pachymerium , and family Geophilidae are new to the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, to the Districts of Republican Subordination of Tajikistan, and to the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan.

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Figure 1. Distribution of Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L. Koch, 1835) in Middle Asia (circle). Violet color – new data, black one – literature data. Question mark indicates uncertain locality “SE Karakum Desert” (Sabirova 1990).